Take-up roll for perforated music-sheets.



PATENTED FE 27, 1906.

P. L. WOOD.

TAKE-UP RO LL FOR PERPORATED MUSIC SHEETS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1905.

lllll llll llllll lllllllllll III] II m m m m w w W. E F w y n UNITEDSll-"JFES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK L. WOOD. OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO AEOLIANCOMPANY. OF NEW YORK. X. Y., A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

TAKE-UP ROLL FOR PERFORATED MUSlO-SHEETS- Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1.906.

Application filed June 17, 1905. Serial No. 265,659.

of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to rolls such as are used on pianola-pianos andsimilar mechanical musical instruments and mechanical players formusical instruments, and particularly to the take-up roll onto which themusicsheet is wound during the playing of the instrument.

It provides means whereby the roll may-be longitudinally adjusted, sothat the perforations in the music-sheet may be accurately registeredwith the ducts in the tracker.

It further provides means for adjusting the heads or ends of the roll toallow for different widths of music-sheets or for variations in thewidth of the music-sheet.

It further provides an economical and durable roll having other obviousadvantages.

In the drawing, 1 designates a central shaft, shown as provided with agear-wheel 1 1, which forms a part of the mechanism by which the roll isturned for winding the musicsheet thereon.

2 2 are tubular shells having their outer ends 21 open and. theirinnerends 22 formed with inturned 'annularfianges 23, the flanges 23 beingsecured, as by rivets 24, toa centralcollar 25, which carries the hook26, by which the music-sheet is connected and which is also providedwith a set-screw 27 for securing the tubular core formed of the shells 2on the shaft 1.

At each end of the roll is a flanged head 3,

shown as having cylindric walls 31, an inner end wall 32, and anout-turned flange 33 at its free end. The wall 32 is pierced to passover the shaft 1 and secured, as by rivets 34, to a collar 35, which mayhave a sliding fit on the shaft 1. The cylindric portion 31 of the head3 is adapted to fit snugly within the open end 21 of the shell 2. shaft1 are collars 4, provided with set-screws 41 for securing them inposition on the shaft 1. As shown, the cylindric wall 31 of each head3is provided with an aperture 36 for the insertion of a screw-driver orlike tool by which the set-screws 4; may be turned.

Adjacent to the ends of the other.

The operation of the device will be clearly understood from aninspection of the drawmg. I the shells 2 islongitudinally adjustable onthe shaft 1, so as tobring the music-sheet,

It will be seen that the core formed of whichin operation is wound uponthe core,

in exact alinement with the tracker of the instrument. (Not shown.) Itwill also be seen that the heads 3, which have frictional engagementeither with the shaft 1 or shells 2, or both, may be longitudinallyadjusted to adapt the roll to sheets of different widths, so as tocorrectly guide the music-sheet in being wound on the roll, and that theheads 3 when in properposition are secured from accidental outwardmovement by means of the collars 4.

The parts shown may be advantageously made of metal, the shells 2 andheads 3 being drawn from sheet metal.

It is obvious that various mechanical changes may be madein parts of thedevice without departing from the invention; but the form shown isthe-preferred embodiment of the invention.

I claim 1. A roll for music-sheets comprising a central shaft, a tubularcore, the interior diameter of which is considerably greater than thediameter of said shaft so as to be spaced away'therefrom, and a head ateach end of said core, said core and each of said heads being mounted onsaid shaft for longitudinal adjustment independently of each other.

2. A roll for music-sheets comprising a cen-v tral shaft, a tubularcore, the interior diameter of which is considerably greater than thediameter of said shaft so as to be spaced away therefrom, ahead at eachend of said core, said core and each of said heads being mounted on saidshaft for longitudinal ad justment independently of each other, and 1independent means for securing each of said last-named parts on saidshaft. I

3. A music-roll comprising a central shaft, a tubular core, the interiordiameter of which is considerably greater than the diameter of I 4;. Aroll for ll'lllSlC-Sl'lGtS comprising a central shaft, and a tubularcore the interior d1- a'meter of which is considerably greater than thediameter of said shaft, said core being concentric with andlongitudinally adjustable on said shaft, said tubular core having areduced portion intermediate of its ends and a set-screw for engaging.said shaft.

5. A roll for music-sheets comprising a central shaft, atubularco'relongitudinally adjustable on said shaft, and tubular flangedheads of sheet material on said shaft entering the outer ends of saidcore.

6. A roll formusic-sheets comprising a central shaft, a tubular corelongitudinally adjustable onsaid shaft formed of two tubular shellshaving their inner ends inturned. to form annular flanges, a collar towhich said inner ends are secured, and means for detachably securingsaid collar on said shaft, and

flanged heads at the outer ends .of said shells.

7.'A roll for music-sheets corn rising a central shaft, a tubular coreforme of two tubular shells having inner ends of reduced diam- 'eter, acollar to which said inner ends aresecured and means for adjustablysecuring said collar on said shaft, and'flanged heads on said shaft andentering the outer ends of said shells, said heads being longitudinallyadj ustable. on said shaft independently of said core.

8. A roll for music-sheets comprisin a central shaft, a tubular core onsaid shaft, a flanged head on said shaft and entering the end of saidcore and having frictional engagev ment with at least one of said arts,and means adjustably secured on said shaft for limitin the outwardlongitudinal movement of said ead. I

9. A roll for music-sheets having a central,

tubular portion of thin sheet material, heads of like material, eachhaving a flange and a tubular sleeve which is adjustable Within the endsof said central tubular portion; and a shaft upon which said 'centraltubular portion is secured separately from said heads.

10. In a roll for music-sheets, a central shaft, a collaradjustablysecured to said shaft, a hollow shell and roll section rigidlysecured to said collar and'adjustable therewith and hollow flangedsleeves at each end of said shell and adjustable on said shaft.

11. In a roll for music-sheets having a central shaft, a tubular shellof sheet material having a reduced portion for connection with the shaftand an enlarged-portion extending from said reduced portion, means forcentering and securing said reduced portion on the shaft and flangedheadsat the ends of said.

. tubular shell.

12. In a roll for music-sheets having a central shaft, a tubularshell ofsheet material.-

having a reduced portion for connectioniwith the shaft and an enlargedportion extending from said reduced portion, means for centering andsecuring said reduced portion on the shaft, said securing means beingadjustable to adjust said shell longitudinally and flanged heads at theends of said tubular shell.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specif cation in the presence oftWo subscribing witnesses FREDERICK L. WOOD.

. Witnesses:

ARoHEn T. NUTTING, ALBERT A WILDER.

